ReviewTranslational andrology and urology2018
Spinal cord injury and male infertility-a review of current literature, knowledge gaps, and future research.
Review in Translational andrology and urology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.
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12 citing papers in PubMed.
- Spinal Cord Injury-Related Male Infertility: Oxidative Stress, Inflammation, and Sperm DNA Damage.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Comparison of intracytoplasmic sperm injection outcomes in men with spinal cord injury using sperm retrieved by electroejaculation and testicular sperm extraction methods: A retrospective cohort study.International journal of reproductive biomedicine · 2026Article
- Sexual Dysfunction in Traumatic Brain Injury: A Narrative Review and Call for Multidisciplinary Framework.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Therapeutic Effects of Low-Level Laser Therapy on Rat Spinal Cord Injury: Analysis of Inflammatory Markers and Testicular Function.Journal of lasers in medical sciences · 2025Article
- Therapeutic Effects of Photobiomodulation Therapy on Ovarian Structure and GDF9, BMP15 and BMP4 Expression in the Spinal Cord Injury Female Rat Model.Journal of lasers in medical sciences · 2025Article
- Nitric oxide-induced lipophagic defects contribute to testosterone deficiency in rats with spinal cord injury.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2024Article
- Male Sexual Dysfunction and Infertility in Spinal Cord Injury Patients: State-of-the-Art and Future Perspectives.Journal of personalized medicine · 2022Review
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- Evaluation of a re-engineered device for penile vibratory stimulation in men with spinal cord injury.Spinal cord · 2021Article
- Substantiating Clinical Effectiveness and Potential Barriers to the Widespread Implementation of Spinal Cord Injury Telerehabilitation: A Systematic Review and Qualitative Synthesis of Randomized Trials in the Recent Past Decade.Telemedicine reports · 2021Article
- Hydrogen Gas: A Novel Type of Antioxidant in Modulating Sexual Organs Homeostasis.Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity · 2021Review
- Practical Approaches to Treat ED in PDE5i Nonresponders.Aging and disease · 2020Review
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5 authors.
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Abstract
Spinal cord injury (SCI) affects nearly half a million new patients worldwide, with 17,700 in the US each year, and disproportionately impacts young males of reproductive age. Almost every aspect of male reproduction is affected by SCI, resulting in: erectile, endocrine and sexual dysfunction, decreased sperm motility despite an often-normal count, and abnormal semen emission and ejaculation. The aim of this review is to focus on how SCI impacts testicular spermatogenesis, sperm function, semen quality, and overall fecundity while discussing what is not known, and future avenues for research.
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